Ashes 2019: Australia wrestle back control after Joe Root and Rory Burns give England hope in fourth Test
Re-live all the action from the fourth Test at Old Trafford
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Your support makes all the difference.England face a fight to the keep their Ashes campaign afloat after Josh Hazlewood squashed a brave resistance from Rory Burns and Joe Root on day three of the fourth Test.
Responding to Australia's formidable declaration mark of 497 for eight, England closed on 200 for five, still 98 short of the follow-on target at Old Trafford.
Their hopes of saving the game and the urn were aided by conditions in Manchester, with morning rain and bad light in the evening allowing just 64 overs possible out a planned 98, while for long periods Burns (81) and Root (71) appeared in control of matters.
In the end the pair shared a defiant stand of 141 in nearly 53 overs - their second-century partnership and England's biggest of the series - only for Hazlewood to intervene with a late, decisive spell. Re-live the action live:
When is the fourth Ashes Test?
The fourth Test takes place on 4-8 September at Old Trafford.
What time does it start?
The toss will take place at 10:30am on Wednesday 4 September, with play due to get underway each day at 11am.
Where can I watch it?
The Test will be shown live on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event from 10am.
Teams
England: Burns, Denly, Root, Roy, Stokes, Bairstow, Buttler, Overton, Archer, Broad, Leach.
Australia: Warner, Harris, Labuschagne, Smith, Head, Wade, Paine, Cummins, Starc, Lyon, Hazlewood.
ENG 115-2, Burns 59, Root 40
Joe Root has been waiting for the ball he can guide to third man for four and Mitchell Starc gives it to him. Lyon chases it and dives but is unable to stop the ball reaching the boundary.
ENG 116-2, Burns 59, Root 41
Root takes Starc for another single and Burns sees out the rest of the over. The England captain will be happy to see the end of Nathan Lyon, less so knowing Hazlewood replaced him.
ENG 116-2, Burns 59, Root 41
Root looks in good touch against the seamers. He's playing the ball nice and late both to defend and get the ball to third man.
ENG 117-2, Burns 59, Root 42
Hazlewood tempts Root with a driveable ball outside his off stump. Root leaves it alone.It was the type of delivery that the England batsmen would go after earlier in the series.
The last ball of the over comes of the inside edge of Root's bat and goes away for a single.
ENG 118-2, Burns 59, Root 43
Tea is about 20 minutes away so Tim Paine brings Pat Cummins back into the attack. He targets Root's pads but Root gets it away for one.
Rory Burns is going to get some more short stuff.
ENG 118-2, Burns 59, Root 43
Burns ducks underneath a couple of well targeted bouncers and still has enough concentration to come forward and defend when Cummins pitches it up.
ENG 122-2, Burns 59, Root 47
Don't bowl there to Joe Root. Hazlewood has been trying to hit the top of off stump but decided to dig one in short at the England captain who latches onto it and pulls it for four runs.
ENG 122-2, Burns 59, Root 47
Cummins maintains his assault at Rory Burns, who so far has played him remarkably well. Cummins aims for the ribs again but Burns gets on top of the bounce and defends.
ENG 123-2, Burns 60, Root 47
Burns works the ball off his hip for a single and Root lets the last ball of the over go by. Ten minutes to go until tea and Nathan Lyon is coming back on to bowl.
The crowd give the announcement a big cheer.
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